Detached homes
44%
Census 2022
93,094 of 210,918 households. Ireland: 41%. the 21st highest of 26 counties. CSO F2007A.
Driveway gates · Co. Cork
Driveway gates in Cork
Installed driveway gates cost €1,500–€6,000 on Irish installers' own published prices (BM Alarm Systems), VAT not stated. No installer we checked publishes a price for Cork alone. Cork is a mix: 44% of homes are detached and 46% are semi-detached or terraced. A detached house on its own site and an estate house need different gates, and the entrance decides which.
44%of Cork homes are detached (Census 2022)
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Co. Cork in numbers
Homes and entrances in Cork
The figures that shape a gate job here, from the CSO.
Semis and terraces
46%
Census 2022
97,160 households in semi-detached or terraced houses, and 20,602 in apartments. CSO F2007A.
Outside any town
29%
Census 2022
171,874 of 584,156 people live outside every census town and village. Ireland: 29%. the 21st highest of 26. CSO F1010.
One-off houses, 2025
685
New homes finished
18% of the 3,715 new homes finished in Cork in 2025, against 16% nationally. 536 more from January to September 2026. CSO NDQ06.
Estate houses, 2025
2,661
New homes finished
Houses finished in estates in 2025 (the CSO's scheme houses), with 369 apartments. CSO NDQ06.
Farms
13,704
Census of Agriculture 2020
Farm holdings in Co. Cork, out of 135,037 in Ireland. CSO AVA34.
Read 30 October 2026. NDQ06 was updated on 29 October 2026. Shares and rankings are our arithmetic from the CSO's own counts. Cork's figures add up its city and county councils.
What it means
Gates for Cork houses
- Detached houses on their own sites. 44% of homes are detached, the 21st highest share of the 26 counties. A detached house usually has its own entrance with piers, and a pair of swing gates or a sliding gate across a wider opening. New piers are a big line on the quote: gates with pillars.
- Power at the gate. 29% of people in Cork live outside any town or village, where the gate can be a long way from the house. BM Alarm Systems prices running power to a gate with no supply nearby at €200–€600, VAT not stated. If the drive is being dug anyway, lay the duct then.
- New one-off houses. 685 one-off houses were finished in Cork in 2025, 18% of all new homes there against 16% nationally. A new entrance onto a public road needs planning permission (Clare County Council's guidance), so it's settled in the house's own permission. Plan the piers, the width of the opening and the power for the gate at the same time.
- New estates. 2,661 estate houses were finished in Cork in 2025. Kildare County Council gives the example of an estate permission that requires open-plan front gardens, which takes a front wall out of the planning exemption. Check your estate's conditions before you order gates.
- Farm and yard entrances. Cork had 13,704 farms in the 2020 Census of Agriculture. A yard gate that opens many times a day needs a motor rated for that use, and a wide, heavy gate needs a bigger motor and stronger hinges. Gate motors.
- Older entrances. 18% of Cork homes were built before 1946 (CSO F2007A). Old stone or brick piers may not be sound enough to carry a heavy or electric gate. The installer checks them on the site visit, and rebuilding a pier is priced separately.
Prices
What gates cost in Cork
Irish installers' own published ranges, installed. None of them is a Cork-only price.
Manual swing gates
€1,500–€2,500
BM Alarm Systems
Basic, installed. VAT not stated.
Electric swing gates
€2,500–€3,500
BM Alarm Systems
Installed. VAT not stated.
Electric sliding gate
€3,000–€5,000
BM Alarm Systems
Installed. VAT not stated.
Electric sliding, aluminium
€4,200–€7,500+
FÁLÚ
Installed. VAT not stated.
Sources: BM Alarm Systems (4 December 2024) and FÁLÚ (4 December 2025), re-read 28 October 2026. Cork Security Gates publishes €1,500–€6,500 for standard residential electric gates and €3,500–€10,000 for commercial ones (March 2026, VAT not stated). Every published price.
Planning
Who decides in Cork
In Cork the planning authority is Cork City Council and Cork County Council. Gates up to 2 m at a house are usually exempt under Class 5 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001; a new or wider entrance onto a public road needs permission. For a formal answer, ask the council for a Section 5 declaration.
The planning rules in full: Class 5 word for word, entrances, walls and piers, and how a Section 5 declaration works.
Where
Towns in Cork
The largest towns in Co. Cork in Census 2022 (CSO F1015). Requests from anywhere in the county, town or countryside, go to one gate installer who covers your county.
- Cork city222,526 people
- Carrigaline18,239 people
- Cobh14,148 people
- Midleton13,906 people
- Mallow13,456 people
- Youghal8,564 people
FAQ
Gates in Cork: questions
How much do electric gates cost in Cork?
The same published ranges as the rest of Ireland: €2,500–€3,500 for electric swing gates and €3,000–€5,000 for an electric sliding gate at BM Alarm Systems, and €4,200–€7,500+ for an electric sliding aluminium gate at FÁLÚ, all installed and VAT not stated. Cork is a mix: 44% of homes are detached and 46% are semi-detached or terraced. A detached house on its own site and an estate house need different gates, and the entrance decides which.
Do I need planning permission for gates in Cork?
Usually not for gates up to 2 m high. A new or wider entrance onto a public road needs permission. In Cork that's decided by Cork City Council and Cork County Council.
Do you cover all of Cork?
Yes, all of Co. Cork, from Cork city, Carrigaline, Cobh and Midleton to the countryside between them. We pass your request to one gate installer who covers your county, and they ring you.
How many homes in Cork are detached?
93,094 of 210,918 households, or 44%, lived in a detached house in Census 2022, against 41% across Ireland. Another 46% were in semi-detached or terraced houses.
How many one-off houses are built in Cork?
685 in 2025, out of 3,715 new homes, and 536 from January to September 2026 (CSO NDQ06). From 2011 to 2025, 8,481 one-off houses were finished in Cork.
Other counties
Gates by county
- Driveway gates Dublin10% detached, 2% outside towns.
- Driveway gates Galway59% detached, 47% outside towns.
- Driveway gates Limerick45% detached, 35% outside towns.
- Driveway gates Kildare38% detached, 23% outside towns.
- Driveway gates Meath50% detached, 34% outside towns.
- Driveway gates Wicklow44% detached, 24% outside towns.
- Driveway gates Louth39% detached, 27% outside towns.
- Driveway gates Wexford61% detached, 51% outside towns.
- Driveway gates Kerry66% detached, 55% outside towns.
- Driveway gates Clare60% detached, 45% outside towns.
- All counties comparedSide by side, from the CSO.
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Where these numbers come from (8 public sources, checked 28 to 30 October 2026)
- CSO Census 2022, table F2007A: households by type of house and year built
- CSO Census 2022, table F1010: population by size of town
- CSO table NDQ06: new dwelling completions by council and type
- CSO Census of Agriculture 2020, table AVA34: number of farms
- Clare County Council, exempted development FAQ
- Kildare County Council, exempted development FAQ
- Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 600 of 2001)
- CSO Census 2022, table F1015: population of towns
Sources (3)
Prices and facts on this page were checked against these published pages. We are not connected to these businesses.
- BM Alarm Systems: bmalarms.ie
- FÁLÚ: falu.ie
- Cork Security Gates: corksecuritygates.com